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we used to have a simple thing called weight. how much firefighters and apparatus you through at something. we used to knock these things down and force them into each other. yes, it was a horrific kind of wind storm going on, but we had every confidence if given enough people, we brought out seven to ten firefighting companies a day. we're down probably 200 firefighters right now. we believe, given the appropriate response that we should have, we would have got on top of these things. >> what would have been different? obviously you talk about manpower. but give me a better idea of what these budget cuts have meant and in particular how they could have made what happened yesterday any different. i don't know if you had a chance to watch the news conference, but the press pushed hard about the question of budget cuts and they really weren't budging on it. >> well, that's right, but the press is sensitive because some of the press people last night were almost in tears. fire company, whether they're water, calling engines or ladde
we used to have a simple thing called weight. how much firefighters and apparatus you through at something. we used to knock these things down and force them into each other. yes, it was a horrific kind of wind storm going on, but we had every confidence if given enough people, we brought out seven to ten firefighting companies a day. we're down probably 200 firefighters right now. we believe, given the appropriate response that we should have, we would have got on top of these things....
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which is not legal use of campaign money. i think she is going to try to just brush that story aside as the typical cross fire that any politician gets into and try to find her way to the middle on some of these policy questions. >> but in 49 days, how much nondamage can she do to herself when as rachel maddow showed these tapes from 1996, there are tape with the senate of the united states, which is what she is, is discussing openly how people shouldn't masturbate. that would seem to be a difficult sell even in delaware. >> she is going to say it was 14 years ago and she won't get in -- she will try to not get into repeating those specifics. that she got into on that taup. and try to say something that sounds, call it religiously high-minded, or that is just kind of general. and probably say something defensive about no one should be pressing me on these kinds of personal issues. she may take what she turned into a punish you've, and now try to play it as a personal issue that should not be questioned in this kind of electio
which is not legal use of campaign money. i think she is going to try to just brush that story aside as the typical cross fire that any politician gets into and try to find her way to the middle on some of these policy questions. >> but in 49 days, how much nondamage can she do to herself when as rachel maddow showed these tapes from 1996, there are tape with the senate of the united states, which is what she is, is discussing openly how people shouldn't masturbate. that would seem to be...
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they asked us if they might use our facilities a night or two. we said these facilities belong to god, you can use them as we do. they ended up being with us for the whole month of ramadan. they are a kind, loving, gracious people. >> there have been some problems in tennessee. in fact, federal investigators said last week there was a suspicious fire, the damage to the site of a future mosque. it was arson. they have offered $20,000 in a reward for information. we've been talking a lot about the relationship between christians and muslims in this country, a big debate over the mosque at ground zero. how do you think christians should move forward here in the united states of america? >> i believe it's our role to get to know people, not according to their religion or politics or theology but just to get to know people. the more we've gotten to know our neighbors across the street at mic, the more we've grown to love them. we call each other brother and sister when we greet now. >> pastor stone, i'm so glad for the chance to talk to you. thank you
they asked us if they might use our facilities a night or two. we said these facilities belong to god, you can use them as we do. they ended up being with us for the whole month of ramadan. they are a kind, loving, gracious people. >> there have been some problems in tennessee. in fact, federal investigators said last week there was a suspicious fire, the damage to the site of a future mosque. it was arson. they have offered $20,000 in a reward for information. we've been talking a lot...
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use of marijuana, which isn't worth the effort. 400,000 people in california use it legally. many more us it illegally. they also say if california were they could marijuana tax it. and former officials of mexico say california were to do this it would put a big dent in the profits of the drug cartels and could be the beginning of an end of a crippling of the cartels. they hope it does pass. there's support from some law enforcement organizations, the naacp in california, for example, supports it. they safe african-americans have been disproportionately targeted, arrestednd jailed in marijuana crackdowns. but among the opponents are some of the top elected officials, dianne feinstein, for example, the senator from california is the co-chairman of a group o oppose it. the current obama administration's opini was addressed by the drug czar. he agrees with all s predecessors that it will be a bad idea. whatever it makes for california, it would cost more in law enforcement and health care costs. >> it's so interesting you bring up the drug cartels. the numbers estimate 60% of th
use of marijuana, which isn't worth the effort. 400,000 people in california use it legally. many more us it illegally. they also say if california were they could marijuana tax it. and former officials of mexico say california were to do this it would put a big dent in the profits of the drug cartels and could be the beginning of an end of a crippling of the cartels. they hope it does pass. there's support from some law enforcement organizations, the naacp in california, for example, supports...
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some of us may want a few more cuts. some of us may want higher revenues. but understand that there are fact and a reality there that go beyond the political rhetoric. and we're not going to be able to solve this problem just by yelling at each other. >> let me ask you about one more specific thing the tea party argues that you're well-positioned to speak to. some in the tea party argue that the constitution has been perverted in a way that gives government license to get involved in any activity -- the commerce clause, your former constitutional law professor. what's your analysis of that? >> the truth of the matter is that the federal government is probably less intrusive now than it was 30 years ago. our tax rates are lower now than they were under ronald reagan. they're much lower than they were under dwight eisenhower. there are areas we regulate more. but everybody here probably thinks it's a good idea that we regulate the food industry so we don't get e. coli and salmonella. that requires somebody overseeing businesses, some of them may not have the
some of us may want a few more cuts. some of us may want higher revenues. but understand that there are fact and a reality there that go beyond the political rhetoric. and we're not going to be able to solve this problem just by yelling at each other. >> let me ask you about one more specific thing the tea party argues that you're well-positioned to speak to. some in the tea party argue that the constitution has been perverted in a way that gives government license to get involved in any...
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if god told us to do it, then i guess he could tell us to do something different. >> this morning, general ray ordeearno also expressed his concern of american troops if this burning takes place. >> i think there will be some backlash and i think we have seen some already. >> kerry sanders is in florida. this church, if it tries to burn the koran, it would be violating an ordinance, right? >> yes. the city has an ordinance, not related to burning of korans, but just burning anything in your yard. they have a field here and the ordinance is rather specific. it allows, for instance, kids to go camping and have a little camp fire in their yard. but, it has to be twigs and branches. the city police department says that they have interpreted the ordinance that if they were to burn the books that the ink in the koran would be a hazardous material and, so, what they're planning to do is if they decide to come out here and burn the koran as they say they're going to do on the anniversary of 9 /11 the gainesville fire department will be on alert. if they try to spark it, the fire department will pu
if god told us to do it, then i guess he could tell us to do something different. >> this morning, general ray ordeearno also expressed his concern of american troops if this burning takes place. >> i think there will be some backlash and i think we have seen some already. >> kerry sanders is in florida. this church, if it tries to burn the koran, it would be violating an ordinance, right? >> yes. the city has an ordinance, not related to burning of korans, but just...
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thanks for being with us. "countdown with keith olbermann" starts right now. >>> which of these stories will you be talking about tomorrow? how snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. the republicans again hint at filibustering tax cuts for the middle class. >> we think most americans think it's a bad idea to be raising taxes on anybody in the middle of' recession. even the rich? you might be wrong about that. the house democratic caucus meets to decide whether to force the republicans to reveal their toad diing to the rich by forcing republicans to vote against the middle class tax cuts. our special guests caucus chairman chris van holland and the pollster who addressed the caucus stan greenberg. republican racism mae culpa. last year jim greer led the charge, calling the president's speech to school kids, quote, indoctrination. now an extraordinary admission. i found that many within the gop have racist views, and i apologize to the president for my opposition to his speech last year and my efforts to play
thanks for being with us. "countdown with keith olbermann" starts right now. >>> which of these stories will you be talking about tomorrow? how snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. the republicans again hint at filibustering tax cuts for the middle class. >> we think most americans think it's a bad idea to be raising taxes on anybody in the middle of' recession. even the rich? you might be wrong about that. the house democratic caucus meets to decide whether to...
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where is this all heading for us? >> i think it's hard to take this out of context and look at it as an isolated event. people will disagree about whether or not it's going to achieve its purpose. i'm sure very sincere purpose of being a force for moderation and tolerance and dialogue and bringing people together. it comes in the context of this larger discussion in the united states about how we think about islamabad and how we think about muslims in america and along with the poll you sited in the beginning, very unfortunate trends. the question to ask is, where are people getting this information and islamic terrorism and islamic radicalism from many main stream clerics and intellectuals and scholars throughout the muslim world. very little of this is reported in the united states, mostly of what we hear is, why aren't they speaking out? they are speaking out in many voices and we don't always hear this. >> is there a reverse happening. there are people hearing about the voices of moderation in the united states as
where is this all heading for us? >> i think it's hard to take this out of context and look at it as an isolated event. people will disagree about whether or not it's going to achieve its purpose. i'm sure very sincere purpose of being a force for moderation and tolerance and dialogue and bringing people together. it comes in the context of this larger discussion in the united states about how we think about islamabad and how we think about muslims in america and along with the poll you...
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what does this one tell us? >> veronica, right now looking at hermine, the eighth named storm of the 2010 season and the bottom line with this, not a wind producer but it will be a rain maker. trouble here going in time for the lone star state and northern sections of mexico here. you can see on the satellite perspecti perspective, deep convection and moisture to stream inland. look at the rain bands beginning to impact south texas. tropical storm warnings posted here. hermine, maximum sustained winds at 45 miles per hour. drifting to the north at 10 miles per hour and the pressure at 999 millibars. not expected to be a tropical weather maker as we go into the latter part of the week but certainly for now and through the midpart of the week looking for that heavy rainfall in texas flt right now around chicago, light sprinkles and wisconsin. over the next 48 hours, look at the heavy rainfall moving into south texas here. upwards of five to ten inches of rainfall for the first part of the week. quiet conditions ex
what does this one tell us? >> veronica, right now looking at hermine, the eighth named storm of the 2010 season and the bottom line with this, not a wind producer but it will be a rain maker. trouble here going in time for the lone star state and northern sections of mexico here. you can see on the satellite perspecti perspective, deep convection and moisture to stream inland. look at the rain bands beginning to impact south texas. tropical storm warnings posted here. hermine, maximum...
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luke russert is on capitol hill for us and, luke, give us the thumbnail sketch here. what is in this pledge? >> the pledge has to deal with five other areas. it has to deal with jobs, the economy, reforming congress and congress spending national security and some of the specific things you'll see in this pledge from the republicans today, they'll rule out the following. they want to reduce government spending and go back to 2008 levels that has to do with national security. they want to repeal the national health care law and mortgage giants fannie mae and freddie mac and they want to make the bush tax cuts permanent. those are some of the main facefa facets and president obama is coming on stage right now and we'll hear from him and his national security speech. >> the president, when you recall when he first went before this world stage basically said to folks there that he knows that there are a lot of expectations accompanying my presidency. let's listen in to hear what his second message is before the u.n. general assembly. >> there are also challenges that we s
luke russert is on capitol hill for us and, luke, give us the thumbnail sketch here. what is in this pledge? >> the pledge has to deal with five other areas. it has to deal with jobs, the economy, reforming congress and congress spending national security and some of the specific things you'll see in this pledge from the republicans today, they'll rule out the following. they want to reduce government spending and go back to 2008 levels that has to do with national security. they want to...
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we had great cooperation with the mlb that helped us and gave us this footage and let us see all the different camera angles, we return again and again to a photograph that would anchor you in meaning as well as illustration. you don't want to illustrate it, but have meaning where 1 and one, word and image don't always add to to two or three. that's what we want. we want that strange and impossible calculus in our lives. >> wha who is the break out commentator: pedro martinez? >> pedro is surprising. he did an unbelievable interview with him and joe torre. they have fandom in the most dramatic way. particularly in the top of the tenth, he is so moving. he knows barry bonds and he is a fan of the giants and know what is it is to be a hispanic america. without the role models and the resistance in baseball is what rewarded that group in the midst of an era where we are talking about against them. i think in some ways it's torre and pedro and howard bryant is great and so is tom and so many people. so are you? >> no, no. >> you don't get the opening statement for nothing, buster. >> far
we had great cooperation with the mlb that helped us and gave us this footage and let us see all the different camera angles, we return again and again to a photograph that would anchor you in meaning as well as illustration. you don't want to illustrate it, but have meaning where 1 and one, word and image don't always add to to two or three. that's what we want. we want that strange and impossible calculus in our lives. >> wha who is the break out commentator: pedro martinez? >>...
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of course, new orleans is used to big events. they had super bowls and, of course, the biggest party of the year with mardi gras and jazz fest and i understand this game, at least the coverage of it is taking on epic proportions. what is going on there? >> well, there's a reason for that, especially for the city. so, really, ultimately, look, this is the first time that the saints are going to be taking the field as champions before they were known as the ace and now they're champions. tonight they're going to lower the super bowl banner for them and huge event for the city. city hall is closed and kids are being led out of school early today and that gives you an indication of how much excitement and how much emphasis they're putting on this game tonight. plus, a lot of rivalry now and it's kind of a new rivalry between the vikings and the saints because last year there were basically the saints went through the vikings to go to the super bowl. a lot of talk from the vikings' camp that the saints were playing dirty and injuring
of course, new orleans is used to big events. they had super bowls and, of course, the biggest party of the year with mardi gras and jazz fest and i understand this game, at least the coverage of it is taking on epic proportions. what is going on there? >> well, there's a reason for that, especially for the city. so, really, ultimately, look, this is the first time that the saints are going to be taking the field as champions before they were known as the ace and now they're champions....
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our government has failed us. the republicans' pledge is a plan to stop, stop out-of-control spending and actually reduce the size of our government. >> a government is out of control in washington and we need to rein it in and begin a new drive for a smaller less costly and more accountable government in our nation's capital. these are the things that the american people are demanding and our pledge to america is that the republicans stand ready to get it done and beginning today. listen, when republicans were in charge of congress we made our fair share of mistakes. i think we've demonstrated over the last 20 months that republicans have heard the american people. when all of us, every single one of us on the house side pose their stimulus bill twice, we began to send a message to the american people we were serious. >> democrats, of course, ripped the pledge to america for containing what they call the same failed ideas from the bush years. >> republicans have made a pledge but it is a pledge to finish the job
our government has failed us. the republicans' pledge is a plan to stop, stop out-of-control spending and actually reduce the size of our government. >> a government is out of control in washington and we need to rein it in and begin a new drive for a smaller less costly and more accountable government in our nation's capital. these are the things that the american people are demanding and our pledge to america is that the republicans stand ready to get it done and beginning today....
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they come to us for help. at ge capital, we've been financing taylor guitars for over eight years, helping them build a strong dealer network. bringing music to people... i like that. ♪ ♪ [ bob ] i didn't know you could play. i didn't either. ♪ >>> it may be 55 days until election day, but it is a few days before the last primary day of the year. congressman mike castle is determined to not become the next lisa murkowski. tea party groups want to claim another semi-incumbent scout running for senate. and they have targeted the moderate and historically popular congressman backing the '08 senate nominee christine o'donnell. castle took a page out of john mccain's playbook with this new ad. watch. >> do you recognize this delaware politician? here's some hints, according to the news journal she didn't pay thousands in income taxes. had to be sued by a university for thousands in unpaid bills. defaulted on her mortgage. she ran up a huge campaign debt and left vendors and staff unpaid. while using campaign
they come to us for help. at ge capital, we've been financing taylor guitars for over eight years, helping them build a strong dealer network. bringing music to people... i like that. ♪ ♪ [ bob ] i didn't know you could play. i didn't either. ♪ >>> it may be 55 days until election day, but it is a few days before the last primary day of the year. congressman mike castle is determined to not become the next lisa murkowski. tea party groups want to claim another semi-incumbent...
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occasionally one republican will break ranks and help us. what it gets down to, we can count, and we know we don't have 60 votes for our tax position. we want to basically say after the election when we still face a deadline by the end of the year we'll take up all these tax issues. >> however, immediately after the election, the terms of three appointed senators expire from the states of illinois, west virginia, and delaware. if republicans win any of those seats and are seated immediately as expected, the republican filibuster would be harder to overcome. and there is another issue democrats might want to come to grips the popularity of their health care reform law. a recent poll looks like a strong plurality opposes the law, 23% of the opposers think the law did not go far enough. 20% opposed only a few changes. finally today president obama signed into law what may be the last item democrats passed before the mid-term elections, the small business package which includes tax cuts as well as provisions to make loans more availabile. let's
occasionally one republican will break ranks and help us. what it gets down to, we can count, and we know we don't have 60 votes for our tax position. we want to basically say after the election when we still face a deadline by the end of the year we'll take up all these tax issues. >> however, immediately after the election, the terms of three appointed senators expire from the states of illinois, west virginia, and delaware. if republicans win any of those seats and are seated...
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that's what it looks like to use the culture war issue against republicans, to use their own extremism nationally against them locally. the other bit of conventional wisdom democrats appear to be following en masse this year is that democrats can't run on their own record. democrats can't run on what they've accomplished in washington over the last two years. it can't be done. republicans said these elections should be a referendum on president obama. and the people are angry at president obama and at the democrats so therefore since republicans said we should do it that way i guess it will be that way. by and large, democrats appear to have bought into that republican serving spin about these elections instead of fighting it and putting their own framing on things. that's why you see democrats across the country doing anything they can to avoid acknowledging that their district is part of the country. that they are part of a party. they're part of a party that the president is actually the leader of. and he's been doing stuff. democrats, they say you can't run on your record. they say
that's what it looks like to use the culture war issue against republicans, to use their own extremism nationally against them locally. the other bit of conventional wisdom democrats appear to be following en masse this year is that democrats can't run on their own record. democrats can't run on what they've accomplished in washington over the last two years. it can't be done. republicans said these elections should be a referendum on president obama. and the people are angry at president obama...
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, but it should never effect us here. forecast, still cloudy and gloomy for much of new england today. that's the worst weather out there. just showers, maybe a thunderstorm or two. temperatures will be cool in boston, nice in d.c. rest of the country, it is very quiet. the weather pattern across the nation looks very quiet this week. all these tropical storms, the billing ones, they are all missing and heading out to the ocean. >> far so good on that front. >>> let's turn to sports. first weekend of the nfl, and it was a big one. last night's game maybe you went to bed early and missed the redskins and cowboys. there is lebron james. last play before the half, take a knee and go into the locker room. tony romo scrambles around, chucks is back to choice, who fumbles the shovel pass. redskins swoop it up. hall goes in, does a flip for a touchdown. redskins up 10-0. end of the fourth quarter, cowboys with a chance. skinup 13-7. this should have been would have been the game-winningse touefch with four seconds left on the cl
, but it should never effect us here. forecast, still cloudy and gloomy for much of new england today. that's the worst weather out there. just showers, maybe a thunderstorm or two. temperatures will be cool in boston, nice in d.c. rest of the country, it is very quiet. the weather pattern across the nation looks very quiet this week. all these tropical storms, the billing ones, they are all missing and heading out to the ocean. >> far so good on that front. >>> let's turn to...
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it won't get us there. it won't get us there. it won't get us there. so that's the choice, ohio. do we return to the same poll sthas ran our economy into a ditch. or do we ke moving forward with policies that are slowly pulling us out? do we settle for a slow decline? or do we reach for an america with a growing economy and a thriving middle class? we may not be there yet, but we know where this country needs to go. we see a future where we invest in american invasion and american ingenuity. where we export more goods so we create more jobs here at home. i want to see s-- i don't want e electric cars or solar panels made in europe. i want to see them made here in the us of a by american workers. we set a goal to once again have the highestç proportion of the college graduates in the world by 2020. that's why we're revitalizing community colleges like this one. that's why we're reforming our education system based on what works for our children, not what perpetuates the status quo. we see an america where a growing middle sclasz the beating heart of a growing economy. that's why
it won't get us there. it won't get us there. it won't get us there. so that's the choice, ohio. do we return to the same poll sthas ran our economy into a ditch. or do we ke moving forward with policies that are slowly pulling us out? do we settle for a slow decline? or do we reach for an america with a growing economy and a thriving middle class? we may not be there yet, but we know where this country needs to go. we see a future where we invest in american invasion and american ingenuity....
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with us tonight, national syndicated radio talk show host bill press. and also john feari republican strategist. gentlemen, good to have you with us tonight. let's talk first about this pledge. you see in the '90s, you guys, john, you had the quarter america. now is this a cheaper cut now that you've reduced it to a pledge, or is this more serious? i have to give a hard time about that. here's the pledge it's preamble, regarding the policies of the current government, the govern dod not consent an arrogant and out-of-touch government of self-appointed elites makes decisions, issues mandates, and enacts laws without accepting or requesting the input of the many. and of course, what they want to do is they want to cut taxes, cut taxes, repeal the health care bill. the cat's out of the bag. john, is this a good strategy for the midterm, what do you think? >> i think it is and i think that it was there in 1994 and i think that it was very helpful when republicans put out a game plan of what they were going to do. it's good for two reasons. a, it tells the v
with us tonight, national syndicated radio talk show host bill press. and also john feari republican strategist. gentlemen, good to have you with us tonight. let's talk first about this pledge. you see in the '90s, you guys, john, you had the quarter america. now is this a cheaper cut now that you've reduced it to a pledge, or is this more serious? i have to give a hard time about that. here's the pledge it's preamble, regarding the policies of the current government, the govern dod not consent...
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and what can each one of us do to help? our discussion with around secretary of education, arne duncan, and leading reformer and chancellor of washington, d.c. schools, michelle rhee, randi weingarten, president of the federation of teachers. and robert bobb, emergency financial manager of detroit public schools. >>> but first, to politics and the fight for congress. >>> but first, to politics and the fight for congress. will the house, in this divided campaign season, fall to the gop? if so, what will republicans do in power? this week, republican leaders in the house unveiled their pledge to america, campaign manifesto that's the 2010 version of the gop's contract with america from 1994. the highlights -- extend the bush tax cuts, cut spending, and repeal health care reform. >> our pledge to america is that the republicans stand ready to get it done and beginning today. >> but the question is, are these new ideas or more of the same? here to debate that question among others, one of the architects of the republican pledge
and what can each one of us do to help? our discussion with around secretary of education, arne duncan, and leading reformer and chancellor of washington, d.c. schools, michelle rhee, randi weingarten, president of the federation of teachers. and robert bobb, emergency financial manager of detroit public schools. >>> but first, to politics and the fight for congress. >>> but first, to politics and the fight for congress. will the house, in this divided campaign season, fall to...
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the people across the street from us in memphis tell us they worship the one true god. i don't have a right to judge that. i can't look inside their heart and see what's they're going. i take it at face value. >> your thoughts on that? >> it doesn't water my down the th and my f my fai belief to concede to somebody else their faith as they see fit. as long as they don't impose it on me. you need to recognize the fundamental christian virtue of humility. we often forget that. pastor jones is ignoring that principle. seems to me he's following bad theology, bad churchmanship, and bad citizenship. >> why are we getting that crusading mentality brought to america both in new york and down in florida? reverend stone, firstment isn't this a recurrence we hoped we were all getting away with -- in many cases generations ago? >> yes, i think so. and, you know, i have a friend in the islamic community, ali. he and i were talking on the phone. and he said it hurts me so much for people to look at me and think i'm un-american. he said i came to america because i love the freedom he
the people across the street from us in memphis tell us they worship the one true god. i don't have a right to judge that. i can't look inside their heart and see what's they're going. i take it at face value. >> your thoughts on that? >> it doesn't water my down the th and my f my fai belief to concede to somebody else their faith as they see fit. as long as they don't impose it on me. you need to recognize the fundamental christian virtue of humility. we often forget that. pastor...
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thanks for being with us. "countdown with keith olbermann" starts right now. >>> which of these stories will you be talking about tomorrow? pledge this. >> they proposed $4 trillion worth of tax cuts and $16 billion in spending cuts and then they said we're going to somehow magically balance the budget. that's not a serious approach. >> as the president pounds the republicans on the lemon of a pledge, even the gop begins to back down. those weren't plans. they were just measurements. >> once americans understand how big the problem is, then we can begin to talk about potential solutions. >> and it's really a pledge to nowhere. the economic policy institute with an astounding crunch of the numbers. how many jobs would the gop pledge kill off? >>> the new health care metric. the number of americans who think we need more doubles the number who think we need none and why is that poll a secret? let's go to the videotape. >> evolution is a myth and even darwin himself -- >> evolution is a smith. >> you know what? >
thanks for being with us. "countdown with keith olbermann" starts right now. >>> which of these stories will you be talking about tomorrow? pledge this. >> they proposed $4 trillion worth of tax cuts and $16 billion in spending cuts and then they said we're going to somehow magically balance the budget. that's not a serious approach. >> as the president pounds the republicans on the lemon of a pledge, even the gop begins to back down. those weren't plans. they...
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let me go to ali in tehran for us. let me get your thoughts and what's going on now. >> it was quite an unusual statement he made. he touched on the subject before. he was saying that the u.s. was possibly involved in these attacks to launch a wide scale war in the middle east and boost our economy as we saw the u.s. delegation, british delegation walked out. israeli delegation didn't show up. he's trying to make headlines here again as he is in talking very, very continue verse sal subject. i thought he would be talking about the nuclear issue in israel, but on to september the 11th. >> there are people who say he is driven frankly by a thirst for publicity, that he would rather be infamous than not fams at all. >> he doesn't mind playing the villain when he comes here. he has an audience he panders to in the middle east and iran. >> thank you very much. and that's going to do it for me. we're going to keep our eye on what's happening today in front of the u.n. general assembly. "the dylan ratigan show" is up next. ]
let me go to ali in tehran for us. let me get your thoughts and what's going on now. >> it was quite an unusual statement he made. he touched on the subject before. he was saying that the u.s. was possibly involved in these attacks to launch a wide scale war in the middle east and boost our economy as we saw the u.s. delegation, british delegation walked out. israeli delegation didn't show up. he's trying to make headlines here again as he is in talking very, very continue verse sal...
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a useful dictionary. bell's law of telephony. your monthly phone bill stays about the same. frankentime, what time feels like when you realize that most of your life is spent working in or around a computer and internet. here are my favorites. the explanation why w sing alon don't work without written lyrics. most people don't know the lyrics and that's a word related to lyrical putty. the lyrics onen creates in one' head in absence of knowing real lyrics. what's the lyrics to this? ♪ we got to go ♪ [ upbeat instrumental ] [ rattling ] [ gasps ] [ rattling ] [ laughing ] [ announcer ] close enough just isn't good enough. - if your car is in an accident, - [ laughing continues ] make sure it's repaired with the right replacement parts. take the scary out of life with travelers. call or click now for an agent or quote. and she said hair was growing back... i was like, yes, this works... [ male announcer ] only rogaine is proven to regrow hair in 85% of guys. puhh puhh puhh putt and that's it. [ male ann
a useful dictionary. bell's law of telephony. your monthly phone bill stays about the same. frankentime, what time feels like when you realize that most of your life is spent working in or around a computer and internet. here are my favorites. the explanation why w sing alon don't work without written lyrics. most people don't know the lyrics and that's a word related to lyrical putty. the lyrics onen creates in one' head in absence of knowing real lyrics. what's the lyrics to this? ♪ we got...
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some people call us frick and frack. we do finger painting. this is how grandpa and i roll. ♪ and i do [ pins fall ] grandma's my best friend. my best friend ever. my best friend ever. ♪ [ laughing ] [ boy laughs ] ♪ to know, know, know you after this we're gonna get ice cream. can we go get some ice cream? yeah. ♪ and i do ♪ and i do ♪ and i do >>> "let me finish" tonight with how america became a great country this past century. we did it because we took everyone at a young age and educated them. we created something called public school. they had nothing like it in the country so many of our families came from, had nothing like it here before. it was the basis o a true democracy. everyone gets a chance to learn, to grow, to become a full share in the accumlative knowledge of man kind. we have a problem today. washington is sitting where the congress meets where the federal government is set, now produces young people who are not able to compete in our society. the numbers of those below level in math, to take an example is 92% i
some people call us frick and frack. we do finger painting. this is how grandpa and i roll. ♪ and i do [ pins fall ] grandma's my best friend. my best friend ever. my best friend ever. ♪ [ laughing ] [ boy laughs ] ♪ to know, know, know you after this we're gonna get ice cream. can we go get some ice cream? yeah. ♪ and i do ♪ and i do ♪ and i do >>> "let me finish" tonight with how america became a great country this past century. we did it because we took...
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good to have you with us. we're hearing what tom was saying on the scene here. >> shouldn't that be in there thinking that the taliban is regaining a foothold? starting july of 211 and we have already started to withdraw some troops. so this is an opportunity for the taliban to make their point. >> this was seeing the flooding taking place that is de stating when you think about the masses of people without their homes. >> the tall bhanz seized on the capability to deal with local leaders during this crisis and the government has no handle on how to do it. it is a fascinating story that is taking place right now. >> dangerous for the government of pakistan. >> figuring out what caused the biggest oil spill in our nation's history. unemployment is is up. the housing market still struggling. why should people be optimistic about the economy? we have got five reasons to talk about straight ahead. and america has got talent and we have dwot got five of the final acts including a 10-year-old opera singing sensation
good to have you with us. we're hearing what tom was saying on the scene here. >> shouldn't that be in there thinking that the taliban is regaining a foothold? starting july of 211 and we have already started to withdraw some troops. so this is an opportunity for the taliban to make their point. >> this was seeing the flooding taking place that is de stating when you think about the masses of people without their homes. >> the tall bhanz seized on the capability to deal with...
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i'm glad you're up with us watching on msnbc or listening live on sirius xm radio. shoot me an e-mail, waytooearl early@msnbc.com. you can do what oprah and gail do, text your response to 622639. we'll read the best responses later in the show. i know you're watching, gail. the next few minutes will be the cram session for tuesday, september 14. a lot going on, including new surveillance video of the explosion that leveled an entire neighborhood outside of san francisco last week. plus -- with absolutely no chance to win whatsoever, nancy pelosi's republican opponent goes for shock value, comparing the speaker of the house to the wicked witch of the west. we'll show you the ad in a few minutes. but first, get to the news here live in new york city. voters in seven states and the district of columbia head to the polls to finalize ballots for the november elections. across the country, a theme is playing out where the tea party is hoping to cash in on the anger against the establishment in general. in the delaware republican primary, a new survey shows tea party favor
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stay with us. financing their fleet, sharing our expertise, and working with people who are changing the face of business in america. after 25 years in the aviation business, i kind of feel like if you're not having fun at what you do, then you've got the wrong job. my landing was better than yours. no, it wasn't. yes, it was. was not. yes, it was. what do you think? take one of the big ones out? nah. ♪ [ upbeat instrumental ] [ rattling ] [ gasps ] [ rattling ] [ laughing ] [ announcer ] close enough just isn't good enough. - if your car is in an accident, - [ laughing continues ] make sure it's repaired with the right replacement parts. travelers. take the scary out of life. >>> our most urgent task is to restore our economy and put the millions of americans who have lost their jobs back to work. we must jump-start industries that create jobs and our dependence on foreign oil. we must unleash the innovation that allows products to roll off the assembly lines and nurture the ideas that string fr
stay with us. financing their fleet, sharing our expertise, and working with people who are changing the face of business in america. after 25 years in the aviation business, i kind of feel like if you're not having fun at what you do, then you've got the wrong job. my landing was better than yours. no, it wasn't. yes, it was. was not. yes, it was. what do you think? take one of the big ones out? nah. ♪ [ upbeat instrumental ] [ rattling ] [ gasps ] [ rattling ] [ laughing ] [ announcer ]...
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call us at... or visit your local liberty mutual office, where an agent can help you find the policy that's right for you. liberty mutual auto insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? home of one of the coldest, longest nights on the planet. and asked frequent heartburn sufferers, like carl, to put prilosec otc's 24 hour heartburn protection to the test for two weeks. the results? i can concentrate on everything i'm doing, not even think about it anymore. since i've been taking it, i've been heartburn free, which is a big relief for me. [ male announcer ] take your 14-day challenge. ♪ prilosec otc. heartburn gone. power on. i love my grandma. i love you grandma. grandma just makes me happy. ♪ to know, know, know you grandma is the bestest. the total package. grandpa's cooooooooool. way cool. ♪ grandpa spoils me rotten. ♪ to know, know, know you ♪ is to love... some people call us frick and frack. we do finger painting. this is how grandpa and i roll. ♪ and i do [ pins fall ] grand
call us at... or visit your local liberty mutual office, where an agent can help you find the policy that's right for you. liberty mutual auto insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? home of one of the coldest, longest nights on the planet. and asked frequent heartburn sufferers, like carl, to put prilosec otc's 24 hour heartburn protection to the test for two weeks. the results? i can concentrate on everything i'm doing, not even think about it anymore. since i've been taking it, i've...
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why is no one helping us? >> we just need some help. >> there was one voice in the crowd that caught our attention. because it was heart-felt and innocent and it made sense. it came from a 9-year-old boy, charles. >> it is so pitiful. pitiful and shame that all these people out here, they have over 3,000 people out here with no home, no shelter. what are they going to do? what are we going to do? >> charles is one of those i wanted to find five years after katrina, and when i caught up with him, i found a much more subdued 14-year-old young man. what's happened in the last five years? where you been? >> well, when i first moved back to new orleans, i was staying with my grandmother, and last year my grandmother moved back to texas. she moved to houston, so now i'm staying with my aunt. >> when katrina hit, what little stability this young boy from a troubled home had ever known was completely shattered. after living in the squalor of the convention center for a week, he and his grandmother who had raised him e
why is no one helping us? >> we just need some help. >> there was one voice in the crowd that caught our attention. because it was heart-felt and innocent and it made sense. it came from a 9-year-old boy, charles. >> it is so pitiful. pitiful and shame that all these people out here, they have over 3,000 people out here with no home, no shelter. what are they going to do? what are we going to do? >> charles is one of those i wanted to find five years after katrina, and...
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because frankly they're going to hate us and try to kill us no matter -- >> who? muslims or fundamentalists terrorists? i still can't figure out who hates me. >> good distinction, dylan. i'm certainly not talking about muslims. >> i know you're not. >> i think in this case it could be true. if you were a moderate muslim and saw images of some american christian pastor burning a koran, it could be something that might incite people to become radicalized. my question to this pastor is he just stupid, or is this a shrewd pr move to get publicity? is. >> i'll jump in on this. there's a problem with the media always wanting to tell these stories. once petraeus and others step in, it's a national debate now. but the real thing is -- >> i can tell you, ari. we had our morning meeting at 9:30678 our inclination was not to go near it until petraeus picked it up. we weren't obliged to do so, but it affected our news judgment today. >> yes. when you have the commanding general in afghanistan speak out about book burning and koran burning in the u.s., that changes the story,
because frankly they're going to hate us and try to kill us no matter -- >> who? muslims or fundamentalists terrorists? i still can't figure out who hates me. >> good distinction, dylan. i'm certainly not talking about muslims. >> i know you're not. >> i think in this case it could be true. if you were a moderate muslim and saw images of some american christian pastor burning a koran, it could be something that might incite people to become radicalized. my question to...
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it left us all with lessons to learn and hopefully not repeat, and it left us all with a stake in this place. ♪ oh, when the saints go marching♪ ♪ >> it's an american city unlike any other. >> this part of the country had an entirely different colonial history. has different language forms, has different food, has different architecture. >> founded by france, briefly owned by spain, and once the capital of the slave tde, the bustling port city of new orleans has flourished as a multi-cultural haven. >> because there were french, spanish, english, american, indian, african and caribbean influences, you end up with actually different mixtures of people, names that you don't see anywhere else. >> that's pronounced tchoupitoulis. the allure of the city's rich history and culture has long masked a slew of modern day problems, a persistently high crime rate, corruption, racial and economic tensions and a troubled public school system. >> the big businesses in new orleans are tourism and the port. what do you do for tourism? are you going to say hey, we're crime capital of the world, su
it left us all with lessons to learn and hopefully not repeat, and it left us all with a stake in this place. ♪ oh, when the saints go marching♪ ♪ >> it's an american city unlike any other. >> this part of the country had an entirely different colonial history. has different language forms, has different food, has different architecture. >> founded by france, briefly owned by spain, and once the capital of the slave tde, the bustling port city of new orleans has...
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to use a software term. necessary to integrate but no more than what is necessary and without adding layers of bureaucracy. the incident command system that was established in new orleans was the basis for the of coronation of command. -- to the coronation of command. that is a sound system. incident command is one of the ways to approach these spills. if we look at what transpired, we need to know what the basic doctrine says against the reality of what we found on the ground, which was not a large, monolithic oil spill that we experienced with exxon valdez. oil that came to the surface under different conditions each day, different wind and current. we did not have a large, monolithic oil spill. we had hundreds of thousands of patches of oil that moved in different directions over time that moved beyond the geographical area that was contemplated in any response plan, putting the entire coast at risk. that required resources above the plan. it required coordination across state boundaries and federal regio
to use a software term. necessary to integrate but no more than what is necessary and without adding layers of bureaucracy. the incident command system that was established in new orleans was the basis for the of coronation of command. -- to the coronation of command. that is a sound system. incident command is one of the ways to approach these spills. if we look at what transpired, we need to know what the basic doctrine says against the reality of what we found on the ground, which was not a...
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great to have you both with us. ernest, we'll start with you. >> sure, okay. >> what's difference between what we saw a few hours ago in virginia and the contract for america that gingrich and the guys put out in '94? >> well, of course, i was in congress in 1994. and this is what we're talking about. this is a framed copy of the contract with america version talking about the size of governments, talking about the impact of government regulations. there's certainly some similarities there. but if you look at the plan that i think is a good start from the -- >> is it different, ernie, is it different from what you did in '94. >> it's different in content. i don't think it's different in principle. the principle being that government should get out of the way to let priority sector work. >> what content's different -- >> dipping into politics. excuse me? >> what content is different? >> well, for example, there was a great concern about the level of law and order in the country. and a crackdown on crime and was a par
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joining us now is jack rice. and john post toe is joining us. he heads up the center. do what do you attribute the underlying heat around anti-islamic activity? >> well, i think on the one hand it was something you said about, in effect, we do have a very -- atmosphere. look at the politicians who even when they don't have illegal immigrants in the state that will appeal to the issue. i think here on part 51 is this is the tip of the iceberg. we've had a growing islamaphobia in the united states. it's witnessed by hard lying christian minister who is have large followings on tv. two of them were supporters of mccain. muslims want to overrun american. it's seen with political commentators out there on the far right. on tv and in print. for years they've preached this message, and politicians who will exploit it as in the last presidential elections. and now when you have members of mainstream american political parties like newt gingrich compare i comparing muslims who want to build a center in new york to nazis. >> are they trying to match the fringe elements in the mi
joining us now is jack rice. and john post toe is joining us. he heads up the center. do what do you attribute the underlying heat around anti-islamic activity? >> well, i think on the one hand it was something you said about, in effect, we do have a very -- atmosphere. look at the politicians who even when they don't have illegal immigrants in the state that will appeal to the issue. i think here on part 51 is this is the tip of the iceberg. we've had a growing islamaphobia in the united...
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joining us -- jonathan capehart. our first topic -- they love to hate, joining sarah palin, rush limbaugh and of course, the ever evil fox news as republican enemy number one, the president has made boehner a focal point in recent speeches and tomorrow, an ad slamming the orange man. one focus, boehner's supporting the bush tax cuts to the wealthy. this weekend, boehner suggested he might be willing to compromise. >> if the only option i have is to vote for some of those tax reductions, i'll vote for them, but i've been making a point for mohs that we need to extend the current rates for all americans if we want to get our economy going again and want to get jobs in america. >> jonathan. >> dylan, you know, of course this was the opening at the white house was probably praying for, this idea that john boehner would compromise with democrats over the bush tax cuts and robert gib jumped on it immediately on twitter and this twitter war back and forth between the press secretary b a john boehner over twitter continues u
joining us -- jonathan capehart. our first topic -- they love to hate, joining sarah palin, rush limbaugh and of course, the ever evil fox news as republican enemy number one, the president has made boehner a focal point in recent speeches and tomorrow, an ad slamming the orange man. one focus, boehner's supporting the bush tax cuts to the wealthy. this weekend, boehner suggested he might be willing to compromise. >> if the only option i have is to vote for some of those tax reductions,...
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talked about his drug use. gave him a pass on it. >> this is the point is the conservatives seem to parcel out you know the bad guys in their world and accept anybody that can just win some kind of election or movement even when it's low voter turnout. how are you going to control these people. >> i think what we're going to do -- well, we're not going to control them. this is a movement. that's the beauty of the tea party. this is a real movement. these are people who are angry about the scope of government and said, you people in washington aren't listening to us. you know i read something this weekend, ed, that said, the primaries that we've had through last tuesday, you had 17 million republicans go out and vote and you had 15 million democrats go out and vote. i think if the democrats can't mobilize their base and get people to turn out we're going to trounce the democrats here in washington and i think that's what the tea party have done. they've galvanized people saying that government is not in touch. >
talked about his drug use. gave him a pass on it. >> this is the point is the conservatives seem to parcel out you know the bad guys in their world and accept anybody that can just win some kind of election or movement even when it's low voter turnout. how are you going to control these people. >> i think what we're going to do -- well, we're not going to control them. this is a movement. that's the beauty of the tea party. this is a real movement. these are people who are angry...
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announcer ] using less never felt so good. new charmin ultra soft. enjoy the go. >>> let me finish tonight with a question of open service in the u.s. military. i think don't ask, don't tell was probably destined to be an intermediate solution in the debate between those who support it and those who opposed open service. the premise was that a gay person would agree to a strange compact on joining the military services. a gay person would be allowed to serve as other americans do, but only if he or she didn't say they were gay. if they didn't declare their sexual orientation in some other direct way. the problem, as has been explained on this show, is that this don't ask, don't tell rule didn't apply to straight soldiers they could come back from a weekend pass full of row romantic exploits, sharing them for all to hear. the gay soldier or sailor would have to keep quiet on what he or she did over the weekend. to do otherwise would be to violate the compact, don't tell has meant just that, don't tell. my hunch, having never se
announcer ] using less never felt so good. new charmin ultra soft. enjoy the go. >>> let me finish tonight with a question of open service in the u.s. military. i think don't ask, don't tell was probably destined to be an intermediate solution in the debate between those who support it and those who opposed open service. the premise was that a gay person would agree to a strange compact on joining the military services. a gay person would be allowed to serve as other americans do, but...
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they won't work with us. it drives us really -- i mean, it's infuriating. >> congressman, do your constituents get that? i mean, do you run into any resistance at all from people who are saying, gosh, the republicans have really got the good ideas? do you hear that at all out there? >> all i heard this weekend when i got home to seattle was laughter. they said, did you see what those guys said? then on sunday they got up there with a straight face and said it again. sort of like what groucho mark said, the first thing you do when you go into politics, got to be able to keep a straight safe. they have that down. they can make you believe they have a solution, but there's no evidence anywhere of any solution. >> well, if this tax cut goes through, it would add $4 trillion to the debt of this country. and yet, they offered $16 billion to offset that. how could the democrats not just take that and go to the barn big-time and hammer them on the fact that they're screaming about fiscal responsibility, yet they want
they won't work with us. it drives us really -- i mean, it's infuriating. >> congressman, do your constituents get that? i mean, do you run into any resistance at all from people who are saying, gosh, the republicans have really got the good ideas? do you hear that at all out there? >> all i heard this weekend when i got home to seattle was laughter. they said, did you see what those guys said? then on sunday they got up there with a straight face and said it again. sort of like...
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any vote we take is going to kill us. all we want to do is put our head down and get through the last two months. there's some of that intense, defensive crouch, risk aversion that's also driving. >> let me ask you about whether or not the democrats are really going to press ahead. frank rich obviously very influential wrote how fdr in 1936 was able to turn populist anger against the economy into political advantage even though they were the party in power by saying that republicans were the party of the financial bad guys, the people who were getting rich while everyone else suffered and he welcomed their hatred. is there any hope, any legs to this as a potential strategy for the democrats left? >> well, there are legs although i would say that gdp growth in 1936 was actually quite positive. the country was actually growing. it had this horrible trough and part of the reason roosevelt was so popular at that point, gdp growth was actually quite remarkable in that year. it then went back down. there was a double dip. so, l
any vote we take is going to kill us. all we want to do is put our head down and get through the last two months. there's some of that intense, defensive crouch, risk aversion that's also driving. >> let me ask you about whether or not the democrats are really going to press ahead. frank rich obviously very influential wrote how fdr in 1936 was able to turn populist anger against the economy into political advantage even though they were the party in power by saying that republicans were...
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i regret having used those words. it's part of my responsibility as a bridge builder to speak the truth about what's great about america, what we've done right, and what our less glorious moments. and many people feel that the iraq adventure, for example, has been one of the less glorious moments. but unless we're able to look and speak truthfully and understand the issues, then the conversation is going to devolve in to a situation where we're not going to be able to work and build bridges towards peace. >> the president, as you know, was pulled in the issue a few weeks ago. but now he's focusing on the economy, fighting to preserve his party's control of congress. president obama unveiled new economic proposals to create jobs and reduce the deficit. they include a permanent tax extension of the tax credit for research and innovation. the elimination of certain corporate tax breaks, implementation of a $50 billion infrastructure spending plan, and an end to bush-era tax cuts for the nation's highest earners. >> we sh
i regret having used those words. it's part of my responsibility as a bridge builder to speak the truth about what's great about america, what we've done right, and what our less glorious moments. and many people feel that the iraq adventure, for example, has been one of the less glorious moments. but unless we're able to look and speak truthfully and understand the issues, then the conversation is going to devolve in to a situation where we're not going to be able to work and build bridges...
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a lot of us don't have jobs anymore. this is a much deeper structural problem than obama is willing to accept. that's the number one problem. that's why we haven't had the recovery. joining us to explain it further is former secretary of labor under president clinton, robert rush. he's also chancellor of public policy at berkeley. his book "aftershock" the next economy in america's future will be out in september. secretary rush, do i have that roughly right? we have a confused crisis of confidence with a deep-seeded structural problem in the country? >> i think there is a deep-seeded structural problem. it's not just the business cycle. most people looking at this deep recession, this deep depression have said if you just get businesses and consumers to spend more, we'll be back up to where we should be, but there are deeper problems we are not addre addressing. >> let's talk about the problems. what caused the structural damage in the first place? >> for one people, people have fot had wage increases. if they do have j
a lot of us don't have jobs anymore. this is a much deeper structural problem than obama is willing to accept. that's the number one problem. that's why we haven't had the recovery. joining us to explain it further is former secretary of labor under president clinton, robert rush. he's also chancellor of public policy at berkeley. his book "aftershock" the next economy in america's future will be out in september. secretary rush, do i have that roughly right? we have a confused crisis...